Are you in a Least or Most trusted profession?
3/5/2007 at 8:14 PM
This was in the news not too long ago...following info courtesy of
http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=3333
I find it humorous to see that Trade Unions and Business CEO's have about the same poor rating! Anyone in the auto industry feel they're getting a bad rap? I've found that industry has come a long way with more professionally trained reps and far great professionalism. I guess well-established images are hard to break!
Toronto, ON – A new Canada Speaks survey released today by Sympatico/MSN reports that Canadians rate “firefighters” (93%) as the most ‘trustworthy’ profession in Canada, followed by “nurses” (87%), “pharmacists” (86%), “airline pilots” (81%), and “doctors” (80%).
Among the least trusted professions, according to the survey, are “Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)” (21%), “trade unions” (19%), “local” (12%) and “national” (7%) politicians, and “car salespeople” (7%). The poll was conducted for Sympatico / MSN by Ipsos Reid.
When it comes to which profession Canadians consider to be most desirable for them, “doctors” (14%) top the list, followed by “teachers” (9%), “police” (7%), “nurses” (7%), and “firefighters” (7%). Meanwhile, professions such as “plumbers” and those working in the “judicial system” are regarded as the least desirable professional avenues